Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A communication apparatus, comprising: one or more processors; and one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication apparatus to act as: a communication unit configured to perform in parallel a first communication using a first wireless communication method conforming to 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) standard and a second communication using a second wireless communication method conforming to the 3GPP standard; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a radio wave state in at least one of the first communication and the second communication while the communication unit performs in parallel the first communication and the second communication; a notification unit configured to output to a user a warning in a case where the first communication and the second communication are not performable in parallel due to the radio wave state; and a determination unit configured to determine whether a predetermined data communication application is under execution by the communication apparatus, wherein, in a case where the determination unit determines that the predetermined data communication application is not under execution, the notification unit does not output to the user the warning.
2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the radio wave state includes radio wave intensity in communication with a base station, and wherein the notification unit notifies the warning in a case where the radio wave intensity is lower than a predetermined threshold.
3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the determination unit determines that the predetermined data communication application is not under execution, the acquisition unit does not acquire the radio wave state, and in a case where the determination unit determines that the predetermined data communication application is under execution, the acquisition unit acquires the radio wave state.
4. The communication apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the communication apparatus to act as a change unit configured to change a parameter of the data communication application, wherein, in a case where the notification unit notifies the warning, the change unit changes the parameter of the data communication application.
5. The communication apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein, when the change unit changes the parameter of the data communication application, the notification unit notifies information about change of the parameter.
6. The communication apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the change unit changes the parameter of the data communication application based on an instruction from outside.
7. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communication unit performs in parallel the first communication and the second communication using an evolved-universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA)-new radio (NR) dual connectivity function.
8. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the communication apparatus to act as further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit a signal to request off-setting of the E-UTRA-NR dual connectivity function to a core network of cellular network communication, wherein, in a case where the notification unit notifies the warning, the transmission unit transmits the signal to request the off-setting.
9. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a first base station is a base station for long term evolution (LTE) communication, and a second base station is a base station for 5th generation mobile communication system (5G) communication.
10. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first wireless communication method is a wireless communication method conforming to the LTE, and the second wireless communication method is a wireless communication method conforming to the 5G.
11. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communication unit performs in parallel the first communication and the second communication, to upload data to a server through a first base station using the first wireless communication method and a second base station using the second wireless communication method.
12. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the warning notifies the user that communication is difficult in a case where communication is difficult.
13. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the warning notifies the user that dual connectivity communication is difficult in a case where dual connectivity communication is difficult.
14. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the warning notifies the user that communication is unavailable in a case where communication is unavailable.
15. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the warning notifies the user that dual connectivity communication is unavailable in a case where dual connectivity communication is unavailable.
16. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the warning notifies the user that communication is disconnected in a case where communication has become disconnected.
17. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the warning notifies the user that dual connectivity communication is disconnected in a case where dual connectivity communication has become disconnected.
18. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the warning notifies the user that at least one of real-time moving image communication and high-speed communication is or may be difficult in a case where dual connectivity communication is difficult or has become disconnected.
19. A method of controlling a communication apparatus, the method comprising: performing in parallel a first communication using a first wireless communication method conforming to 3GPP standard and a second communication using a second wireless communication method conforming to the 3GPP standard; acquiring a radio wave state in at least one of the first communication and the second communication while the first communication and the second communication are performed in parallel; outputting to a user a warning in a case where the first communication and the second communication are not performable in parallel due to the radio wave state; and determining whether a predetermined data communication application is under execution by the communication apparatus, wherein, in a case where the determining determines that the predetermined data communication application is not under execution, the communication apparatus does not output to the user the warning.
20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to cause a computer to execute a method, the method comprising: performing in parallel a first communication using a first wireless communication method conforming to 3GPP standard and a second communication using a second wireless communication method conforming to the 3GPP standard; acquiring a radio wave state in at least one of the first communication and the second communication while the first communication and the second communication are performed in parallel; outputting to a user a warning in a case where the first communication and the second communication are not performable in parallel due to the radio wave state; and determining whether a predetermined data communication application is under execution by the communication apparatus, wherein, in a case where the determining determines that the predetermined data communication application is not under execution, the communication apparatus does not output to the user the warning.
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May 24, 2022
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